Anubrata Mondal of TMC acquired assets worth 48 crore, according to the ED charge sheet

Anubrata Mondal, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman who was arrested on May 5, is accused of having amassed assets worth 48 crore rupees in seven years despite having a declared annual income of only 3.3 lakh rupees, according to a supplemental charge sheet the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed in a special court in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on May 5.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) detained 64-year-old Mondal in August 2022 for his alleged role in the livestock smuggling case. In November 2022, Mondal was taken into custody by ED, which is looking into the money laundering components of the case. He is currently being held in Delhi’s Tihar prison.

The ED probe began after the Central Bureau of probe (CBI) filed a first information report (FIR) on September 21, 2020, against Md Enamul Haque, the suspected ringleader of the scam, and Satish Kumar, the then-commandant of the Border Security Force’s 36th unit. The ED also launched its investigation four days later.Anubrata Mondol, the TMC district president for Birbhum, Sukanya, and Manish Kothari, the CA for Mondal, were all mentioned in the ED’s most recent charge sheet.

Enamul Haque allegedly expanded his cattle smuggling operation into Bangladesh across the permeable border in 2015, according to ED. While Haque served as the syndicate’s leader, other members included his three nephews, who are known as the JHM brothers, as well as Abdul Latif Sheikh, alias Hingol, and other acquaintances. Haque